Toyota Prius Solar Panel Review

The toyota prius solar panel roof feature is an impressive feature in an already class leading hybrid vehicle.

Toyota prius solar panel review.

The car uses photovoltaic solar cells from sharp that toyota says are 34 percent efficient plus altogether the company says that on an ideal sunny day the solar panels could give the prius. Stretching nearly the entire length of the roof the. When toyota introduced the 2010 prius years ago the automaker offered an optional solar panel on the roof of the car. A solar roof will simply ventilate the 2010 prius.

Solar panels located on the roof of your new toyota prius absorb the sun s rays and use that absorbed solar energy to power the vehicle s ventilation system. Toyota s demo car is covered by about 1 100 cells each about the size of a business card said hiroyuki juso a senior manager at sharp s solar panel project. In a press release toyota says sharp s solar panels have reached a conversion efficiency of 34 percent plus. Toyota will start testing a new solar roof for the prius that it says can add as much as 44 5 km of range to the plug in hybrid a day.

The idea to power your electric vehicle from direct sunlight is. Last summer technology review looked at the potential impact of adding a solar roof to the prius when rumors of toyota s plans first emerged. Prius solar powered cooling system in action on a warm day. The expense of the cells makes.